Employee Recognition Program

Lasell College is a vibrant community of bright students, scholars, and high-performing, dedicated staff. With the entire community working together, motivated by purpose, an amazing living and learning environment is created.

Faculty and staff have a critical role in Lasell's success, and this Recognition Program provides an opportunity to acknowledge extraordinary effort.We are excited to introduce the Lasell College Great Works Here Recognition Program pilot which:

Champion of Collaboration Award

This is given to an individual or team who has excelled in the use of collaboration to meet a goal or objective. The nomination will detail how collaboration was utilized and why it was effective in achieving success.

Early Distinction Award

This acknowledges the exceptional work of two individuals who have been employed at Lasell College for less than 3 years. This Award recognizes and encourages innovation in thinking, evidenced by work success, and excellence in customer service.

The Torchlight Award

This is for the embodiment of the Lasell values - provided to an individual or team who reflect these values in their work; integrity, honesty, ethical decision making, social responsibility, mutual respect and kindness. The nomination should provide specific information about values reflected in the work and the success that resulted.

Each individual and team member receiving an award will receive a glass globe from the college.

Guidelines

Nominees must excel in a way that is above and beyond doing their jobs well. Nominees will have charted new paths to a successful solution, taken a risk that resulted in success, or altered outdated processes or launched new processes to create a new solution to an old problem.

An individual or team may be nominated, but not more than once in a 24-month period.

Employees are eligible, if they have completed at least 6 months of service in a benefits-eligible position.

An employee cannot nominate themselves. An employee can nominate any faculty or staff member, a peer, a direct report, their manager, an individual or a team.

Nominations can be made at any time during the year.

Criteria

Specific examples must be provided regarding the work the nominee has done that resulted in success. Details regarding the nominee's efforts are important for the Recognition Committee members in order for them to thoroughly evaluate the submissions.

All those nominated will be informed and added to the Nominee Page on the Recognition Program section of the Lasell website.

Award winners will also be recognized on the website, as well as in person at the college's winter annual recognition breakfast event.

Nomination Process

Click here to go to the Nomination Form. Complete the form with specific details regarding the work of the nominee and how their efforts and innovation made a difference in the department. Please include testimonials (if available), as well as any information regarding the level of impact and measure of success achieved.

The Recognition Committee meets periodically to review and discuss the nominations, and select the awardees. Nominations can be submitted at any time during the year.